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Over the course of last 11 days, we have seen some phenomenal basketball played and there was a stack of exciting talent on show at the 2018 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships which was reflected in the Men’s and Women’s All Stars.

2018 World Championships Men's All Star & MVP

2018 World Championships Men's All Star & MVP

Leading the way in the men’s tournament, was Great Britain’s Gregg Warburton, being named Most Valuable Player, after being an integral part of gold medal-winning performances.

Men’s All-Star Class & MVP


Gustavo Villifane (🇦🇷 ARG - 1.0)
Jake Williams (🇺🇸 USA - 2.5)
Steve Serio (🇺🇸 USA - 3.5)
Omid Hadiazhar (🇮🇷 IRI - 4.0)
MVP - Gregg Warburton (🇬🇧 GBR - 2.0)

In the women’s competition, the Netherlands’ Mariska Beijer was named MVP, topping the leaderboard with an average of 27 points per game and 10 rebounds per game.

2018 World Championships Women's All-Star & MVP

2018 World Championships Women's All-Star & MVP

Women’s All-Star Class & MVP


Jitske Visser (🇳🇱 NED - 1.0)
Sonia Ruiz ( 🇪🇸 ESP - 2.5)
Suiling Lin (🇨🇳 CHN - 3.0)
Helen Freeman (🇬🇧 GBR - 4.0)
MVP - Mariska Beijer (🇳🇱 NED - 4.0)

For all results and more information click here.

Photos and quotes courtesy of Rollstuhlbasketball WM 2018 Hamburg - MSSP Michael Schwartz / Uli Gasper / Steffi Wunderl.